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Connecticut High School Runner Disqualified From Second Place at State Open Over Heart Rate Monitor
Xavier junior Quentin Koch lost his runner-up finish under a Connecticut rule that national high school rules do not share, and he can wear the same device at the New England Championships on Nov. 14.
Race Coverage
SuperHalfs Launches a Second Six-Race Series Across Europe
SuperHalfs EUROPA brings half-marathons in Naples, Warsaw, Belgrade, Vienna, Riga and Stockholm into the series from 2027, with its own medal and no deadline to finish.
Race Coverage
How You Can Train Like Andreas Almgren
Enter a recent race and a goal marathon time, and our calculator scales the training behind Almgren’s New York City Marathon win to a 16-week plan at your level.
Michael Doyle
Donations in Rachel Apa’s Name Have Passed $170,000 in the Week Since Her Death
A GoFundMe her brother started for The Rachel Apa Foundation has drawn more than 1,200 donors, and her original Parkinson’s fundraiser, which had a $4,000 goal, now stands at more than $55,000.
Rachel Apa’s Father Recounts the Texts She Sent Him During the New York City Marathon
At Mile 9 she told him she had never felt this good. By Mile 20 her replies had turned to “Ow, ow,” and her family has since started a foundation to teach athletes about rhabdomyolysis.
Andreas Almgren’s Fueling Plan for His New York City Marathon Win
Breath tests on his long runs showed his body burned at most 87 grams an hour of the 144 grams of carbohydrate he was drinking, and the plan he took to New York was built on those numbers.
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